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All my assertions that the Trent affair would not lead to war were received here with incredulity, by the Government, by my colleagues, by all parties.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “All my assertions that the Trent affair would not lead to war were received here with incredulity, by the Government, by…”
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Sumner expresses his frustration at the disbelief surrounding his predictions about the Trent affair and its implications for war.
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